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Doris Blake (other)
Doris Blake may refer to: * Doris Blake (gymnast) (1911–1983), British Olympic gymnast * Antoinette Donnelly Antoinette Donnelly (1887–1964) was an American newspaper advice columnist and author of books about weight loss, beauty tips and advice. As Donnelly, she wrote the column ''Beauty Answers'' for the ''New York Daily News'' and other papers. She ... (1887–1964), newspaper advice columnist under the byline Doris Blake * Doris Holmes Blake (1892–1978), American entomologist and scientific illustrator {{hndis, Blake, Doris ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Doris Blake (gymnast)
Doris Blake (2 November 1911 – 12 July 1983) was a British gymnast. She competed in the women's artistic team all-around event at the 1936 Summer Olympics The 1936 Summer Olympics (German: ''Olympische Sommerspiele 1936''), officially known as the Games of the XI Olympiad (German: ''Spiele der XI. Olympiade'') and commonly known as Berlin 1936 or the Nazi Olympics, were an international multi-s .... References 1911 births 1983 deaths British female artistic gymnasts Olympic gymnasts for Great Britain Gymnasts at the 1936 Summer Olympics Gymnasts from London {{UK-artistic-gymnastics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antoinette Donnelly
Antoinette Donnelly (1887–1964) was an American newspaper advice columnist and author of books about weight loss, beauty tips and advice. As Donnelly, she wrote the column ''Beauty Answers'' for the '' New York Daily News'' and other papers. She also wrote an advice column under the byline Doris Blake for 45 newspapers served by the Daily News and Chicago Tribune syndicate. In 1920, Donnelly wrote one of the first books about weight loss, the bestselling ''How to Reduce: New Waistlines for Old'' ( D. Appleton & Company). Just as columnists like Ann Landers and Abigail Van Buren would do later, "Doris Blake" had single issue booklets available to female readers who provided a self-addressed stamped envelope, ranging from ''Getting and Keeping Boys Interested'' to ''What About Petting?'' to ''How to Be Happy Though Married''. She also served as a co-editor of the short-lived '' The Woman's Almanac''. Donnelly retired from the ''Daily News'' at the end of 1962 and died in Greenw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |